Thomasville Fireworks Show Clears Hurdles Before Monday
About 500 pounds of fireworks worth $2,000 were stored securely in Thomasville after a long permitting process led by Norman C. Larson. The display, lasting roughly 45 minutes, will be fired by Fire Chief J. D. Golden’s team using mortars set in trenches to ensure crowd safety.
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Dick Rieber
Thomasville
J.D. Golden
Norman C. Larson
American Fireworks Company
Hudson
Ohio
American
Larson
Atlanta
Probate Court
Clarice James
Golden
National Guard
James
David Satterfield
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Washington
U.S
Fate Of 4 Mercenaries Depends On Angolan President
Four mercenaries from Britain and the United States were sentenced to death by firing squad in Angola for involvement in the civil war. Angolan President Agostinho Neto must approve the sentences before execution. Other defendants received prison terms up to 30 years.
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Luanda
Angola
Agostinho Neto
Daniel Gearhart
Kensington
Costas Georgia
Andrew McKenzie
John Derek Barker
Britain
Gustavo Grillo
Jersey City
N.J
Gary Acker
Sacramento
Calif
Neto
Robert Cesner
Columbus
Ohio
Acker
Gearhart
Grillo
U.S
United Nations
State Department
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Marine Sergeant Acquitted in McClure Beating Case
A court martial in San Diego acquitted S Sgt Harold Bronson, the first of three Marine drill instructors charged in the death of Pvt Lynn McClure after a December close combat drill. Five officers and three enlisted men deliberated about three hours before the innocent verdict on four charges.
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San Diego
Harold Bronson
Lynn McClure
Bronson
McClure
Union Appeals Over Open Hearth Furnace Closings in Alabama
Union officials backed by Governor Wallace seek to extend the June 30 deadline for shutting two open hearth furnaces at U S Steel's Ensley Works. The EPA and U S Steel stand firm on the closings, while judges consider the appeal and potential job losses for about 400 workers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U.S. Steel
Ensley
Ford
Wallace
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Russell Train
Train
Here
Carter appeals to mayors for federalism to aid cities
Democratic candidate Jimmy Carter told the U S Conference of Mayors that urban finances must be aided by federal support, local autonomy, and joint state and local policy making. He stressed jobs over inflation and urged block grants, while city leaders praised the outreach amid a Carter coronation mood.
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Milwaukee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
America
U.S
Newark
N.J
Kenneth Gibson
Wisconsin
Mary Louise Smith
Robert Strauss
White House
Commerce
Elliot Richardson
Richardson
Ford
Birth Announcements from Archbold Memorial Hospital
Parents announced multiple births including Nellie Kate Williams Monquie Shanae on June 23 in Monticello Florida and LaShanda Denise on June 24 in City. Other newborns: Samantha Lorraine, Amy Latrice, Latesha Shantrel, Carrie Ann, Christopher John, LaTonya Montice, Lola Mae, Wallace Jr, Mathew Henry, Tresila Denise, Roxie Anne. Locations include Cairo Pelham Whigham Tallahassee and Coolidge listed with parent names.
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Archbold Memorial Hospital
Jerome Akins
Nellie Kate Williams
Monticello
Fla
Monquie Shanae
Robert James Anderson
Margaret Deloris Jones
Lowery Ave
City
LaShanda Denise
Tom Bush Jr
Barbara Ann Woodruff
South St
Samantha Lorraine
Fred Bussey
Gail Johnson
Rt. 5
Bridget Bernard
Glen Martin Davis
Patricia Ann Medders
Rt. 6
Adrian Paul
Iris Houston Denson
Rosetta Monds
Quitman
Amy Latrice
Johnny Lee Favors
Alan Richard Gwynn
Margaret Lynn Jones
Boston
Carrie Ann
Tommy Jack Harper Sr
Carol Elizabeth Chance
Coolidge
Christopher John
William Henry Knight
Shirley Ann Maynor
Cairo
LaTonya Montice
Willie Milter Jr
Lola Mae Hayes
Pear St
Crystal Yvette
Wallace Polk Sr
Patricia Ann Smith
Whigham
Wallace Jr
James Randell Sellers
Betty Ann Hendley
Pelham
Mathew Henry
David Lee Teal Jr
Shirley Jean Williams
Tresila Denise
Bruce Handford Welch
Lynda Sue Pye
Tallahassee
Roxie Anne
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
West Side
Dryden Oil Co
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Freeport
Daniel Hunter
Union
US Steel
U.S. District Court
James Hancock
Federal
Mayors Conference
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Ronald Reagan
Georgia
New York
Abraham Beame
Coleman Young
Detroit
Henry Maier
Harvey Sloane
Louisville
Peter Flaherty
Pittsburgh
Richard Daley
Chicago
Beame
C & R Construction CO
Ochlochnee, Georgia
Mobile Home Insurance
Crawford Insurance Agency
N. Madison St
Allan N. Crawford
Dial
Allogyve
Quavrac
Colonial Coin Laundry
Smith Ave
Big Star
PET Ritz
Leo's Beef
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